I need to fix my error:
BAD CRAB MEETING DATE
Saturday, March 5, Dr. Morris Barker, WDFW Fish Program State Marine Resource Manager, will present state proposed “Permanent Rule Amendments”, concerning Puget Sound sport crab seasons, to the DFW commission. No public input at that time will be heard. The commission is then to “consider” those proposals until April 30, when a “special meeting” has been scheduled to hear FINAL public input, from 9am till 2pm, in Olympia.
Is it a “coincidence” that public meeting has been scheduled on opening day of lake trout season? I THINK NOT! “I’m sorry son (daughter) I can’t take you trout fishing on opening day, as has been our ‘bonding’ experience for so many years, I have to go complain to the DFW commission about future crab seasons, a topic they will have probably already decided by that time”.
Think about how many hunting topics have been considered by the commission, on hunting openers or in-season. “Lets see, should I go Elk hunting opening day or talk to the commission about future pheasant opportunities I’m concerned about?”
The department has a track record of scheduling important meetings for their convenience or to assure low turnouts by sportsmen. Contact Morris Barker